Wendy Davis

Wendy Davis (16 May 1963-) was a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from the 10th district from 9 January 2009 to 13 January 2015, succeeding Kim Brimer and preceding Konni Burton.

Biography
Wendy Jean Russell was born in West Warwick, Rhode Island in 1963, and her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1973. She became a district court law clerk in 1993 and entered into private practice in 1994, and she served on the Fort Worth City Council from 1999 to 2008 and in the State Senate from 2009 to 2015. In 2013, she led a brave (but failed) filibuster of an anti-abortion law in the State Senate, and she used her increased popularity to run for Governor in 2014, but she lost to the Republican Greg Abbott 38%-59%. In 2019, she decided to challenged Republican congressman Chip Roy for re-election in Texas' 21st district.